“Fur Futures” Has Changed My Life’s Direction
byFur Futures is an initiative of the International Fur Federation to provide financial and professional support for the fur trade’s next generation. The inaugural program…
Cultural Heritage
From Animal Activist to Adult: A Personal Journey
byDon’t give up on animal activists. People change. I know because I was an animal activist, and I’ve spent the last 24 years doing…
Skunk Fur, Why Have We Forsaken You?
byIt’s durable, warm, glamorous and striking. And it comes from an animal that is abundant in the wild, easy to trap, and easy to…
A Personal Voyage to the Origins of Fox Farming
byAs we cross Confederation Bridge – the graceful, 13-kilometer, engineering marvel that links New Brunswick to beautiful Prince Edward Island in Canada’s far east…
Amazing Facts About Fur: Dressing for the Arctic
byAsk most people what fur is good for and they’ll say it keeps the wearer – animal or human – warm. True enough, but…
EU Sealing Policy Is Hypocritical, Anti-Democratic
byThe European Union recently announced that products made from seals hunted by Inuit people can continue to be sold in the EU despite the 2009…
Terry Vourantonis: My Life in the Fur Trade
byMy life in the fur trade began as a teenager, back in 1968, with a summer job for a fur broker – a man…
Fur Family Photo Album – from Truth About Fur
byAfter some 30-odd years of tracking animal activists and speaking out for the fur trade (and some of those years were quite “odd” indeed!),…
I’m an Artisan Designer; Fur and Leather Keep Me Warm
byAs the cold weather settles in for another few months, I cuddle in my small country home on the Bay of Fundy. I put…